Woven wire fencing



Patented Sept. `9, i952 y j flmool WovEN WIREfFENoma;4 j jFrankLIfMafera, Raymond, N, H. oilioatimi ne ricamare/19, speriamo. mpgs2`Claims. (Cl.245-,f`5) 2..;,".` lo v l 'This' invention relates-to animproved woven rough*and"non-uniform.l orieobjectV of my'in- Wirefencing of the general nature shown in my vention is to eliminate thisobjection and. pro- United States Patent 1,811,511. Both my patvide asmooth and unbroken selvage continuousented and improved fencing embodyaplurality of ly uniform in contour, and another object is so wirestrands extending transversely of the fenc- 5 to join the strands I0that the fencing is non-coling in uniformly spaced zig-zag paths witheach lapsible and self-sustaining, all as hereinafter strand extendingaround and interlocked with the more specifically described. twoadjacent strands at the adjacent apices of The strands I0 of my improvedfencing are their paths. In my patented fencing the adjawoven in thesame arrangement disclosed in my cent strands are welded together at oneor both l0 said patent but the several ends I4 of the strands margins ofthe fencing to provide an improved are joined by welding U-shaped wiresIB thereto selvage. at their junctions I6 in a. manner supporting the Inmy improved fencing I weld U-shaped Wires strands against collapsiblemovement longitudito the ends of the wire strands to form a selvagenally of the fencing and rendering the fencing of continuously uniformcontour and free from self-sustaining. Each U-shaped wire I8is weldedobjectionable pro-trusions caused by welding the to two of the strandsI0 disposed next adjacent to strand ends together. Furthermore, each ofthe two strands disposed therebetween. Thus as il- U-shaped Wires ispreferably welded to two of the lustrated in Fig. 1 the U-shaped wireI8' is welded fencing strands disposed next adjacent to two to twostrands I0 disposed next adjacent to two strands therebetween. Thisarrangement of the strands I0" therebetween. The wires I8 are U-shapedwires so joins the strands together that placed in abutting end to endrelation with the the fencing is self-sustaining whereas my patstrandsI0 and welded to-gether at 20 as shown in ented fencing, in whichadjacent strands are Fig. 3. Thus each two adjacent welds are disjoinedtogether, is freely collapsible longitudiposed in overlapping relationand the U-shaped nally of the fencing and requires full supporting wiresI8 form a continuously smooth and unimeans to maintain it againstcollapsing. The form selvage along the fabric. The selvage I8 productionof an improved fencing of this nature will ordinarily be provided onlyat the top margin with (l) a uniformly smooth selvage and (2) of thefencing but it can be provided at both marinterlocking the strands intoa non-collapsible gins if desired. arrangement comprises the primaryobject of the The improved arrangement above described so invention.joins the woven strands at the top of both mar- These and other featuresof the invention will `gins of the fencing that the strands are interbebest understood and appreciated from the follocked against collapsinglongitudinally of the lowing description of a preferred embodiment offencing and renders the fencing self-sustaining. the invention selectedfor purposes of illustration Thus the improved fencing can be placed onthe and shown in the accompanying drawings in ground without any supportor framework and Whh--- the improved selvage at the top in conjunctionFlc- 1 1s a fragmentary elevatlon 0f Woven Wire with the strands weldedthereto will maintain the 'tached parts comprising `the fencing, and

fencing embodying my invention,

fencing against collapsing longitudinally, whereas Fig. 2 is an enlargedfragmentary view of de- 40 the fencing of my said patent wouldimmediately collapse under such circumstances.

It will be noted that the fencing embodies a plurality of wire units inoverlapped relation. Each unit embodies two wires I0 connected by Thewoven wire fenclng shown in F1 1 embodies a plurality of wire strandsIl] etending U'Wlre .la at me or both enqs' The Wlres lo. oftransversely of the fencing in uniformly spaced each umt are in spacedand dlsconnected relatlon Zg zag paths with each Strand extending aroundbetween the ends thereof and extend 1n spaced and interlocked with thetwo adjacent strands at zlg'zag paths transversely across the fencng theadjacent aps l2 of their pauw As' mus 50 The two strands I0 of each unitrespectively over- Hated in my Patent 1,311,511J the Sewage ends of laptwo relatively adjacent units and the two adadjacent strands are weldedtogether at; the sel.. Ajacent strands of these two adjacent unitsexvarge of the fengjng Such Welding forms a, bump tend around andinterlock With each other at or protrusion at the welded joint, whichbump is the adjent apCeS Of their Zig-Zag Paths Said highlyobjectionable and renders the selvage two interlocked strands (I0) beingdisposed be- Fig. 3 is a like view showing the parts welded together tocomplete the fencing comprising the invention.

of wire strands extending transversely of the fencing in uniformlyspaced zig-zag paths with each strand extending around and interlockedwith the twojadj'acent strandsV atv'the adjacent apices of their paths,a U-shaped wire welded in end to end relation with each two convergingstrand ends located on opposite sides of and immediately adjacent toeach interlocllzedA pairy of,

strands having diverging ends, each U-sh'aped Wire overlapping andunderlapping adjacentU shaped wires.

2. Woven wire fencing embodying a plurality of wire units extending inoverlapped relationtrans versely of the fencing, each unit embodying twospaced wire strands" extending in spaced zig-zag paths transverselyacross and connected at the margins of the fencing, the said two strandsof each unit respectively overlapping two relatively adjacent units andthe two adjacent strands of said two adjacent units extending around andinterlocking with each other at the adjacent apices of their zig-zagpaths.

FRANK J. MAFERA.

REFERENCE S CITED.Y

The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 'Number Name Date 122,903YV McMurrayv June 23,1872 917,617 Lachman Apr. 6, 1909 1,811,511 Mafera June 23, 19312,024,796 Harter Dec. 1'7, 1935 2,135,333 Guba Nov. 1, 1938 *Y2,170,719- Ingouf Aug,1'22,1939

